...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

7.5.12

[News] Japanese AV star, Aoi Sora to debut in Korea as singer-actress.

Aoi Sora, who is a well known figure in the Japanese adult video industry, will be debuting her singing and acting in Korea.

In order to debut as a K-Pop singer, Aoi Sora recently came to South Korea. It’s been reported that she will be recording a music video at a night club in Ilsan, Kyung Ki Do on May 7th. According to a representative, “Aoi is currently preparing for singing activities in Korea. To officially prepare for her debut, she recently visited Korea.”

In addition, the music video will be featuring a famous dance team in Korea called ‘Love Cubic‘. ’Love Cubic’ is a famous 5-girl member group that currently has a fan base of around 50,000.

Furthermore, on May 4th, Aoi Sora tweeted, “I dyed my hair after 4 years for this project. I am actually in Korea right now“, surprising many of her fans.

Aside from her planned activities in singing, Aoi Sora also has been cast in a future Korean movie called ‘Vacance‘. It appears Aoi Sora will be debuting, both as an actress and singer in the near future.